- Population
- 14,854
- 14.9K
- Elevation
- 42 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LCY London City Airport9 km
- LHR London Heathrow Airport29 km
About Forest Hill
Forest Hill is a neighbourhood. Location: Lewisham, Greater London. Population: 14,854.
Forest Hill is a district of the London Borough of Lewisham in south east London, England, on the South Circular Road, which is home to the Horniman Museum.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photos of Forest Hill
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Southwark Crown Court Christopher Hilton · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
All Hallows-by-the-Tower Lonpicman · Public domain -
All Hallows Staining JohnArmagh · Public domain -
St Clement Eastcheap James Baylis Allen · Public domain -
St Edmund, King and Martyr PhilipLS at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Places bordering Forest Hill
- Dulwich
- Catford
Climate of Forest Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 66 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- January (68 mm)
- Driest month
- February (43 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 17° | 20° | 23° | 23° | 19° | 15° | 11° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 68 | 43 | 51 | 46 | 49 | 55 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 65 | 66 | 66 |
How to get to Forest Hill
The nearest airport is London City Airport (LCY), 9 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: London Heathrow Airport (LHR) (29 km). The nearest large city is Croydon, 8 km to the southwest.
Airports
- London City Airport (LCY) London 9 kmnortheast
- London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 29 kmwest
- London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 35 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Croydon Population: 173.3K 8 kmsouthwest
- City of Westminster Population: 247.6K 9 kmnorthwest
- London Population: 9M 9 kmnorthwest
- Islington Population: 319.1K 11 kmnorthwest
- Barking Population: 218.5K 13 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Forest Hill
Within 100 km: 814 historic and cultural sites, 585 natural sites, 327 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km436 places
- White Hart Lane Landmark 18 kmN
- Sunbury Court Island 25 kmW
- Lot's Ait Island 18 kmW
- Ravens Ait Island 19 kmW
25–60 km507 places
- Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 41 kmE
- Yantlet beach Beach 50 kmE
- The Lynch Island 59 kmW
- Isle of Grain Island 52 kmE
60–100 km783 places
- Isle of Sheppey Island 61 kmE
- St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 69 kmS
- The Marlipins Museum Museum 70 kmS
- Camber Sands Beach 82 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Forest Hill Mountain, Lewisham1.2 km W
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Peckham Rye Park Natural site, Greater London2 km NW
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The Den Landmark, Lewisham4.5 km N -
Sydenham Hill Mountain, Southwark2.6 km SW
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National Maritime Museum Museum, Greenwich4.6 km NE -
Cutty Sark Museum, Greenwich4.7 km NE
Other cities and towns in Lewisham
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Bellingham Neighbourhood, Lewisham2.4 km SE -
New Cross Neighbourhood, Lewisham3.3 km N -
Grove Park Neighbourhood, Lewisham4.7 km E
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Hither Green Village, Lewisham2.7 km E -
Honor Oak Park Neighbourhood, Lewisham0.2 km N
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Deptford Village, Lewisham3.7 km N
Sources & licences
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